Who We Are
We created edge to bring a new Urban Design and masterplanning offer to the market; having worked together for many years with extensive experience across all sectors from housing to education, retail, and commercial masterplanning. The concept behind edge is to bring together Hannah’s passion for visioning and concept design with Sarah’s love for robust detailing and delivery.
From our Buckinghamshire based studio, near Thame, we offer a bespoke service for projects of all scales from one house to 20,000+ homes. We create special places and instill the importance and added value of good placemaking.
Hannah Smart
Director
Recognised Practitioner
BA Dip (Hons) Dip Arch
Read Hannah’s Biography
Winner of the Oxford Property Festival Young Person of the Year for 2018, Hannah is a leader in her field and promotes high-quality development and regeneration through her comprehensive and inspiring design process.
As an “ideas person” and with the desire to think outside of the box, Hannah uses her creative skills to think strategically and bring added value and energy to her work. She believes in creating narrative at every stage and engaging a design process that is interdisciplinary, follows a landscape-led approach and achieves imaginative placemaking.
Hannah recently featured in the BBC 2 documentary “The Newbuilds are Coming”, which followed a housing development through the Planning System; observing the extensive design process and detailed consideration that takes place behind the scenes of the development industry.
During her career, Hannah has been involved in, and led, the design of many projects including Masterplans and Visions for NW Bicester Eco Town, Oak Old Common, Earls Court, Royal Albert Docks, Mount Pleasant and Wood Wharf. She has successfully designed and delivered mixed-use masterplans of between 1 and 20,000 units in the South East, predominantly Oxfordshire.
Hannah is passionate about site finding, urban regeneration and creating vibrant high streets for our towns and cities.
Sarah Murray
Director
Recognised Practitioner
BArch MA Urban Design
Read Sarah’s Biography
Sarah is passionate about creating special places. From her extensive travels and scrutiny of places around the world, she is motivated to enhance the quality of placemaking in the UK with fresh and forward-thinking ideas – making ‘different’ great!
One of Sarah’s strengths is turning ideas into reality. She believes in designing high quality, sustainable developments with a strong focus on community engagement to create a legacy for future generations.
Sarah’s architectural background and natural aptitude for resolving problems ensures a design approach that embraces rigour and structure at all stages of the design process. She takes immense pride in her work and her attention to detail is second to none.
Throughout her career to date, Sarah has taken a lead role in the design, coordination, and delivery of numerous residential and mixed-use projects, ranging from 1 to 6,000 units. Notable masterplanning projects in the UK include Chilmington Green, Ashford; South Worcester; Boorley Green, Eastleigh; and St Ives, Cambridgeshire; as well as an award-winning regeneration project in Lenton, Nottingham. Sarah has also been involved in various projects in Sweden and Australia.
